feudatory
1 of 2adjective
feu·da·to·ry ˈfyü-də-ˌtȯr-ē 
1
: owing feudal allegiance
2
: being under the overlordship of a foreign state
feudatory
2 of 2noun
plural feudatories
1
: a dependent lordship : fee
2
: one holding lands by feudal tenure
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Medieval Latin feudatorius, from feudare to enfeoff, from feudum
First Known Use
Adjective
1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- sclerometers
- Scleropages
- Scleroparei
- scleropareies
- scleropareis
- sclerophyll
- sclerophyllous
- sclerophylls
- sclerophylly
- sclerophyte
- scleroprotein
- scleroproteins
- scleroscope
- sclerosed
- scleroseptum
- scleroses
- sclerosing
- sclerosis
- scleroskeleton
- Sclerospora
- sclerotal
- sclerotals
- sclerote
- sclerotesta
- sclerotestal